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Neil Young was the first musician to take his songs off Spotify after the Canadian American singer-songwriter accused the streamer's star podcaster, Joe Rogan... 03.02.2022, Sputnik International

You Are Not “Addicted” To Technology Subscribe on: Are smartphones and social media addictive? Tech critics say yes. But actual addiction researchers say something else — and they point to ways in which our broad use of the word “addiction” can cause real harm. In this episode, we look at the history of supposedly “addictive” technologies, understand the surprisingly odd science behind today’s scariest claims, and discover who really has the power to break these supposed “addictions.” (Hint: It’s you.) Jason Feifer: This is Build for Tomorrow, a podcast about the things ...

(HBO/YouTube) It’s easy to complain about Twitter, but sometimes it delivers a spectacular gem. The Pessimists Archive rediscovered this clip of Bill Maher in 2003, shortly after the SARS outbreak in Asia: Anti-vaxxer Bill Maher on the prospect of a global Pandemic (2003) “Stop scaring us with diseases we will never get.” “Mysterious asian disease don’t come knocking on your door.” pic.twitter.com/5jXjFuhJ1L “New rule: Stop scaring us with diseases we will never get!” Maher declares to chuckles from the audience. “First it was SARS, then it was monkeypox, West Nile, and now ...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Tide Pod Challenge: Blaming Stupid Millennials Is the Easy Way Out Various US and UK media outlets have claimed the trend is a “craze” that is “sweeping the internet”. An interesting and somewhat bizarre trend recently cropped up on the internet. The “Tide Pod challenge” simply entails filming yourself biting down on a Tide Pod; a laundry detergent capsule, which some say r...